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Final Score: No. 10 Loyola 3, No. 11 Ball State 0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-23)
Records: Loyola (9-4, 5-1 MIVA); Ball State (11-4, 3-3 MIVA)
Location: Gentile Arena -- Chicago, Ill.
Stats: Box Score  | Season Stats 

In Short...
Ben Plaisted ripped a team-high 12 kills and Jeff Jendryk recorded a career-best 10 blocks as Loyola University Chicago rolled to a 3-0 victory (25-22, 25-11, 25-23) over No. 11 Ball State this evening inside Gentile Arena. With the win, the Ramblers move to 9-4 overall and 5-1 in Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association play.

How It Happened
A Paul Narup service ace gave the Ramblers an early 2-1 lead in the first set. With the Loyola lead sitting at 10-8 following a Plaisted kill, Ball State took off on a 10-3 run to race in front, 18-13, and prompt a Rambler timeout. A kill from Cole Murray sparked a Rambler comeback that saw the Maroon & Gold take a 23-22 lead off of a Collin Mahan spike. Two points later, Mahan's sixth kill of the night wrapped up a stirring 25-22 first set win for Loyola.

The Ramblers jumped all over the visitors from the onset in the second set. Jendryk provided the bookends to a 6-0 Rambler run that helped Loyola surge out in front, 7-1. Plaisted notched one of his two blocks on the evening to up the Rambler edge to 17-5. As was the case in the opening set, Mahan provided the exclamation point to give the Ramblers a comprehensive 25-11 victory.

Murray's third service ace of the night pushed Loyola out to a 5-4 lead in set three. Mahan added an ace of his own shortly after to stretch the margin to 11-8. With its back to the wall, Ball State charged in front, 19-17, off of kills from Matt Szews and Matt Walsh. Jendryk hammered home a kill before teaming up with Ian Cowen on a block to regain the lead for Loyola, 21-20. Following a Murray spike that gave the Ramblers match point, Cowen sent the crowd home happy as his service ace clinched a 25-23 win for the Ramblers in the third set.

Inside The Box Score
- Tonight's victory extended Loyola's home win streak over Ball State to 19 games. The Cardinals' last victory in Rogers Park came during the 1999 season.
- Plaisted's 12 kills on the night fell just two short of the junior's season-high of 14.
- Jendryk added eight kills of his own as he surpassed his previous career high for blocks that was set against Princeton back on March 14, 2016.
- Bolstered by Jendryk's big night, Loyola owned a dominant 14.0 -- 5.5 edge in blocks.
- Cowen dished out a match-high 33 assists.
- Szews led the Ball State attack with 12 kills.

Up Next
Loyola is back in action on Friday when it welcomes local-rival No. 7 Lewis to Gentile Arena. First serve against the Flyers is set for 7 p.m. The match will be carried live locally on Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus.